release date: Apr. 27, 2015
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,56]
producer: Michael Beinhorn & Mew
label: Play It Again Sam - nationality: Denmark
Tracklist: 1. "Satellites" (4,5 / 5) - 2. "Witness" (4 / 5) - 3. "The Night Believer" (3,5 / 5) - 4. "Making Friends" - 5. "Clinging to a Bad Dream" - 6. "My Complications" (3,5 / 5) - 7. "Water Slides" (3,5 / 5) - 8. "Interview the Girls" (3,5 / 5) - 9. "Rows" (3,5 / 5) - 10. "Cross the River on Your Own"
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6th studio album by Mew is a fine return to more dream pop founded compositions. Founding member bassist Johan Wohlert has now rejoined the band. Once again the band has teamed up with Michael Beinhorn and the result is a more focused album with much less focus on progressive and / or experimental. "My Complications" feature Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack making it sound like a perfect blend of the two bands. Instead of using the same formula as on the band's last two albums, this is both a tighter recipe compared to the band's 2010 album but it's also lighter than the heavy (Beinhorn) production sound on the 2005 release. The first single track "Satellites" is a glorious and typical Mew composition in the most positive sense. In fact, I find that it's among the band's top 3 albums. It's one of the top 10 albums of 2015, imho.
After the release of the album founding member and guitarist of the band, Bo Madsen left Mew.
[ allmusic.com, musicOMH 4 / 5, NME 3,5 / 5 stars ]
